Paragraph 1. THE CHURCH IN GOD’S PLAN

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The
Greek word mysterion was translated into Latin by two terms: mystenum and
sacramentum. In later usage the term sacramentum emphasizes the visible sign of
the hidden reality of salvation which was indicated by the term mystenum. In
this sense, Christ himself is the mystery of salvation: “For there is no
other mystery of God, except Christ.”¹⁹⁶ The saving work of his
holy and sanctifying humanity is the sacrament of salvation, which is revealed
and active in the Church’s sacraments (which the Eastern Churches also call
“the holy mysteries”). the seven sacraments are the signs and
instruments by which the Holy Spirit spreads the grace of Christ the head
throughout the Church which is his Body. the Church, then, both contains and
communicates the invisible grace she signifies. It is in this analogical sense,
that the Church is called a “sacrament.”

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
  - Article 9 “I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH”
    - Paragraph 1. THE CHURCH IN GOD’S PLAN

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